William D. Schlaff

No ORCID on file · 21 papers in corpus · active 1988-2021

Study types

  • article 14
  • review 3
  • book 2
  • book-chapter 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 15
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 5
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • infertility 3
  • dyspareunia 3
  • endometrioma 1
review 2021
Journal of women's health (2002) ·doi:10.1089/jwh.2020.8989

Bone mineral density (BMD) changes during the life span, increasing rapidly during adolescence, plateauing in the third decade of life, and subsequently entering a phase of age-related decline. In women, menopause leads to accelerated bone …

review 2018
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.03.012

OBJECTIVE: To review the available clinical evidence on the use of combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) agents (estrogen [E]-progestin combinations) for the treatment of endometriosis-related pain. DESIGN: A systematic review of the MEDLIN…

book 2014
·doi:10.1017/cbo9781107478084

Pain is among the foremost complaints of women seeking gynecological consultation, yet the diagnosis is often limited to endometriosis. Chronic Pelvic Pain discusses how to diagnose a broad scope of underlying conditions presenting in relat…

book-chapter 2014
·doi:10.1017/cbo9781107478084.014

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book-chapter 2014
·doi:10.1017/cbo9781107478084.005

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article 2013

Objectives: To determine if low-dose estrogen replacement can be added to GnRH agonist therapy after three months to reduce hypoestrogenic symptoms while allowing continued relief of pain in patients with endometriosis. Materials and Method…

article 2012
·doi:10.1097/01.pgo.0000422132.78711.d7

Dr. Worly is Assistant Professor, and Dr. Schlaff is Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 834 Chestnut St, Ste 400, Philadelphia, PA 19107; E-mail: [email prot…

article 2012
·doi:10.1097/01.pgo.0000421985.61668.82

Dr. Worly is Assistant Professor, and Dr. Schlaff is Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 834 Chestnut St, Ste 400, Philadelphia, PA 19107; E-mail: [email prot…

book 2007

Part I Reproductive Endocrinology and the Regulation of Menses Steroids and prostaglandins in reproductive medicine The normal Menstrual cycle Normal and abnormal pubertal development Primary amenorrhea Hyperandrogenic disorders and PCOS Se…

article 2006
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1315
article 2006
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.050
article 2005
·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2005.06.009
article 2003
·doi:10.1089/104240603763487177

Amenorrhea is a common symptom that generally presents to the gynecologist for evaluation and therapy during adolescence. Its presence, in combination with an anomaly of the vagina and a pelvic mass, suggests many possible etiologies whose …

article 2001
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)01753-8
review 2000
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(05)70161-3
article 1996
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/bf02068866
article 1992
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55194-2
article 1992
The Journal of reproductive medicine

Patients undergoing human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) superovulation were reviewed retrospectively to determine whether fecundity was greater for intrauterine insemination (IUI) than timed intercourse. Forty patients with unexplained infe…

article 1991
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54137-5
article 1990
Obstetrics and gynecology

Between 1977-1989, 29 women with symptomatic endometriosis were treated with megestrol acetate by the Johns Hopkins Division of Reproductive Endocrinology. All had previously received one or more alternative medical treatments for endometri…

article 1988
·doi:10.1097/00003072-198805000-00032

Ali et al reported last year (J Nucl Med 28(4): 628–629) no correlation between bone loss in leuprolide or danazol therapy, conflicting previous reports showing a correlation. We report the preliminary results on 6 patients ages 31–46 studi…